Mêtî

smient

(Îngilîzî)

  1. (feminine) Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope)
  2. (feminine) a wigeon, any bird of three species in the genus Mareca

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/smint/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

The ending -ent is generally considered to be identical to eend (“duck”); the origin of smi- is however uncertain. Some link it to Proto-Germanic *smēhaz (“small”), wigeons being fairly small of stature compared to, say, mallards.

świstun

pato americano

Wigeon

Fiyu

Anas penelope

Anas penelope

Anas penelope

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